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St. Cloud Rox (MN) (18-11 Overall) vs. Willmar Stingers (MN) (18-13 Overall) Northwoods League Sunday, August 9th -- 12:05 & 6:05 PM CT Bill Taunton Stadium -- Willmar, MN Games #30 & #31 (Overall) - Road Games #14 & #15 Radio: 1390 AM St. Cloud Internet: 1390GraniteCitySports.com App: 1390 Granite City Sports Broadcaster: Evan Hughes Media Contact: [email protected] UPCOMING GAMES AND PITCHING PROBABLES Monday, August 10th @MAN 6:35 PM St. Cloud RHP Landen Bourassa vs Mankato TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Tuesday, August 11th @MAN 6:35 PM St. Cloud RHP Justin Kelly vs Mankato TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Wednesday, August 12th WIL 7:05 PM St. Cloud TBA vs Willmar TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com Thursday, August 13th @WIL 7:05 PM St. Cloud RHP Luke Albright vs Willmar TBA 1390 AM St. Cloud/1390GraniteCitySports.com MILLS EARNS PLAYER OF THE NIGHT HONORS: Zane Mills (Washington State) earned Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night after allow- 2020 Rox Overview Overall ....................................................... 18-11 ing just one run over seven innings pitched. It’s the longest start any Rox pitcher Home ............................................................14-2 has had all season. Over the last 18 innings, St. Cloud has allowed just one run. Road ................................................................ 4-9 Garett Delano (Mercer) led the team at the plate during Saturday’s 5-1 series Place MN/IA Pod ............................................. 2 opening win over Willmar, driving in two runs. Games Behind ..............................................1.5 Last 10 Games .............................................. 8-2 ST. CLOUD FLIRTS WITH NO-HITTER: The pitching staff combined Last 5 Games ................................................ 4-1 to no-hit Rochester throw 8.2 innings on Friday night. Luke Albright (Kent State) Home Dates Remaining ........................... ....4 pieced together an incredible start, striking out 10 batters over 5.1 innings Next Home Game.......................................8/12 pitched and not surrendering a hit. Kevin Davis (USC-Upstate) hurled the next 1.2 innings, not allowing a hit. The Honkers finally had a hit in the eighth inning with two-outs. The Rox ended up allowing just two hits. THIRD SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON: With the 2-0 win on Friday, St. Cloud secured its third shutout of the season and second within one week. On July 8th, the Rox blanked the Mankato MoonDogs 7-0 at Joe Faber Field. Last Saturday against Willmar, St. Cloud combined through its staff to throw a two- Rox Upcoming Schedule hitter in a 2-0 win. 8/10 @MAN 6:35 8/11 @MAN 6:35 8/12 WIL 7:05 The Rox have been terrific at 8/13 @WIL 7:05 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE IS REAL: 8/14 OFF OFF home in 2020. They haven’t lost since July 18th at the Rock Pile and have won 10 8/15 OFF OFF 8/16 MAN 4:05 consecutive games. The Rox went on a six-game winning streak during its longest 8/17 MAN 7:05 homestand of the season last week. St. Cloud is 14-2 at Joe Faber Field, but are 8/18 @ROC 6:35 8/19 @ROC 6:35 just 4-9 when away from home. 8/20 WIL 7:05 ROX VS STINGERS IN 2020: Entering Sunday’s doubleheader, the Stingers and Rox have each won four games in the Highway 23 series. The home team has won every game of the series in 2020. The Rox and Stingers will play each other three times over the next week and a half following Sunday’s doubleheader. ROX STARTER GAME ONE LHP RJ MARTINEZ (1-0, 1.29 ERA): The 2019 midseason and postseason Northwoods League All-Star makes his fourth start of the season and first against Willmar in game one of the double- header. The Minot State product has struck out 19 batters and walked just three. Rox Social Media His last start came on August 2nd against Waterloo, as he pitched five innings and Twitter: @StCloudRox didn’t surrender any earned runs. His last start at Bill Taunton Stadium came on Instagram: @StCloudRox August 14, 2019 in game two of the Northwoods League playoffs. Facebook: @StCloudRox FOR UP-TO-DATE PLAYER AND TEAM NEWS, STATS, ETC VISIT: STCLOUDROX.COM TODAY’S ROX PITCHER 2 #24 Brandon White HT: 6-8 WT: 220 BATS/THROWS: R/R COLLEGE: Washington State COUNTRY: United States RESIDENCE: Chehalis, Washington YEAR: Sophomore 2020 Northwoods League Season Statistics CLUB W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO St. Cloud Rox 2-1 4.91 5 2 0 0 0 11.0 17 9 6 6 13 2020 Northwoods League Game-by-Game Statistics IN A NUTSHELL: DATE OPP DEC IP H R ER BB SO RESULT -White makes his third start of the season for the Rox *7-1 @WIL -- 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 L, 3-2 7-10 @WIL -- 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 L, 7-2 in game two of the doubleheader *7-17 WAT W 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 W, 6-2 -He made two starts for Washington State in 2020, 7-21 @WAT L 2.1 6 6 3 2 2 L, 6-2 *7-31 WIL W 2.2 5 3 3 1 4 W, 7-5 finishing with a 0-0 record in 4.2 innings and struck out 9 batters *Indicates relief appearance -In the 2019 season for the Cougars, he tied the school record for starts by a freshman with 15. He recorded 49 strikeouts, fifth-most in WSU history be a freshman -In his first career start, White took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, struck out nine and earned the win -Before Washington State: White was a 14th-round draft selection by the Los Angeles Dodgers. In his senior season at W.F. West High School, he went 7-2 with a 0.34 ERA, recorded 92 strikeouts with just 12 walks in 55 innings pitched ROX POSITION PLAYER NOTES 3 1 Jordan Barth 3B/1B 6-1, 200, Jr. Cold Spring, MN Augustana #24 Brandon White -Barth returns to the Rox for his second season. In 2019 he was selected to the postseason Northwoods League All-Star team and participated in the Major League Dreams Showcase -The 2019 Rox Most Valuable Player appeared in 71 regular season games while leading the team with a .323 batting average. Barth set single season Rox records in hits (99), doubles (25), extra base hits (32), total bases (144), runs scored (54) and games played (71). -In 13 games for Augustana this year, he led the team with a .471 batting average, 24 hits and six doubles during the 2020 season -Before Augustana: The Rocori High School graduate earned All-Conference, All-Area and All-State honors. He was selected for the Minnesota Baseball All-Star Series -Barth is a World Champion in racquetball and is currently ranked No. 43 in the country for men’s singles 27 Garett Delano OF/RHP 6-2, 205, Sr.. Callahan, FL Mercer Delano returns for his second season with the Rox after appearing in 62 regular season games in 2019 -He finished the 2019 Northwoods League season with a .320 batting average including 72 hits and a team-high eight home runs and 51 runs batted in (Rox single-season record) -Delano was named a midseason and postseason Northwoods League All-Star in 2019 -During the 2020 season at Brown University, Delano started all 12 games and scored nine runs -Delano announced in the spring that he will be transferring to Mercer University 2 Tyler Finke 2B/SS/OF 5-10, 170, So. Columbus, IN SE Louisiana -Finke returns for this second season with the Rox after playing in 20 games during the 2019 season -Last season he collected 11 hits, had seven runs batted in and stole eight bases for the Rox -This season at Southeastern Louisiana, he started all 16 games and posted a .296 batting average. He led the team in hits with 16 and stolen bases with nine -Before Southeastern Louisiana: Finke played his freshman season at Snead State Community College, where he earned All-North Division and All-District honors, before transferring to Southeastern Louisiana. In high school he was an All-State and two-time All-Conference selection 44 Sam Ireland DH/1B/RF/RHP 6-3, 195, Fr. Highlands Ranch, CO Minnesota -Ireland appeared in 16 games for the the University of Minnesota in 2020 -He finished with a .303 batting average including four doubles. He scored three runs and had four runs batted in -On the mound, Ireland finished tied for the team-high in saves and struck out ten batters over eight innings pitched -Before Minnesota: Ireland was twice named the Class 5A High School Player of the Year in Colorado. Prep Baseball Report rated him the number three overall player in the state of Colorado during his senior season 12 Cody Kelly C/3B/OF 6-2, 190, HS-Sr. St. Michael, MN Minnesota -Kelly, a 2020 graduate of St. Michael-Albertville, has committed to the University of Minnesota for the upcoming school year -In 96 career high school games, he had a .466 batting average, 77 runs scored and 111 runs batted in -He was a two-time First Team All-State selection and the top ranked catcher in Minnesota by Prep Baseball Report -His brother Jack also plays for the Rox and Golden Gophers 16 Jack Kelly C/1B/OF 6-1, 180, Jr. St. Michael, MN Minnesota -Kelly returns to the Rox for his second season after appearing in 37 games in 2019.